Choosing a theme for a restaurant is as difficult as picking a name for a newborn baby. You want something unique ? but not so odd that people can?t even recognize it as a restaurant. A good theme also has to withstand the test of time, which itself seems to be moving faster with each passing day. Finally, the theme must appeal to a diverse clientele.

Caspalata Restaurant in Seville has flawlessly checked all of those boxes, much to the delight of the two flourishing young restaurateurs who opened it. The duo chose the top designers at Madrid’s Lucas y Hernández-Gil to transform a former coffee shop into an upscale restaurant and cocktail bar.

Finding Inspiration
The designers quickly agreed that they wanted to take a fresh approach to the project without having the décor overshadow the quality of the dining experience. They strove to foster a distinctive, simple, alluring, tranquil, and comfortable environment that lent itself to individual interpretation. After extensive brainstorming and research, the team found inspiration in the paintings of artist Giorgio Morandi. The Morandi Influence
Giorgio Morandi, a 20th-century still-life artist whose paintings are perhaps most famous for their tonal nuance, had a unique style that generally put vividly-colored household objects such as vases and bowls against soft backdrops. Following that fascinating color scheme, the Lucas y Hernández-Gil designers opted to create a light gray canvas on the walls and floors of Casp...